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Patented July 10, 1945 2,379,886 rrsnnoox MAKING MACHINE William J. De Witt, Auburn, N. Y., and Ernest L. j Ott, Shelton, and William B. Runk, waterbury, v Conn, assignors to Shoe Form 00. Inc., Auburn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application July 21, 1942, Serial No. 451,792

the blanks in different positions to the operating tool, and means for releasing the jaws and eject- 14 Claims.

This invention relates to machines for forming articles from wire, and is herein illustrated in connection with a machine for making fishhooks.

Heretofore in the manufacture of fishhooks, it has been customary to make use of several dif-- ferent machines for performing the various forming operations upon a wire blank to produce a hook, the blank being removed from each machine and placed by hand into a machine for performing the succeeding operation. It is an objectof the present invention to provide an automatic machine, which is adapted to perform all the necessary operations upon a blank to produce a completed hook without the intervention of the operator, thus, contributing to economy in the manufacture of hooks and to uniformity in their quality.

To this end and as illustrated, the invention provides novel mechanism for cutting from a length of wire a blank of predetermined size;

successively advancing it from one to another of several stations, at which the blank is pointed,

' barbed, bent to form an eye at one end of the blank, bent to form a hook at the opposite end of the blank, the hook end of the blank is swaged, and then is twisted or bent laterally to form a skewed hook. It is to be noted that one or more of these operations may be omitted and others may be added, depending upon the type of hook to be produced.

As shown, mechanism is provided by which wire is advanced intermittently to cut-off mechanism, by which a blank of measured length is formed. Novel conveyor means is provided for advancing blanks past grinding rolls which form points thereon, the mechanism comprising an endless belt having fingers for engaging the blanks, and moving them along a work support, together with a second endless belt passing over the blanks and depressed thereagainst to rotate the blanks during their movement past the grinding rolls. This feature is important in that it facilitates the formation of a true taper upon the blanks, avoiding any tendency to form a fiat surface as the blanks pass the rolls.

A turret or dial is provided for advancing pointed blanks successively to various hookforming operating stations, the turret being provided with work-holding devices for securely holding the blanks in fixed relation to the operating tool. The work-holding devices'comprise relatively movable jaws, together with means for holding the jaws in clamping position during operations upon blanks held by the jaws, means for rotating the work-holding devices to present ing the blanks upon completion of operations thereon.

Novel eyeing mechanism is provided compris- 7 ing cooperating dies successively for performing a preliminary bending operation and for rolling the bent portion to produce an eye.

The barbing mechanism comprises cooperating members specially adaptedto maintain the blank in fixed position during operation of a chisel for forming the barb.

The hook portion is preferably formed in two operations by mechanism comprising relatively movable jaws, which grip an end of the blank and bend it into "a hook over an anvil, and a presser member which subsequently operates to press the point of the hook upon an-anvil to offset the end of the hook.

These and other features of the invention are disclosed in the following specification and accompanying drawings, and are pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front view of a completed fishhook produced by the mechanism herein disclosed;

Figs. 2 to 10 illustrate a fishhook blank at various stages in the production of the completed hook, as follows:

Fig. 2 illustrating a blank cut from a piece of 7 wire, Fig. 3 a blank having a point formed thereon, Fig. 4 a pointed blank which has been subjected to the first eyeing operation, Fig. 5 a blank having a formed eye, Fig. 6 a blank which has been barbed, Fig. 7 a blankafter the first hookforming operation, Fig. 8 a blank after the oiisetting operation, Fig. 9 a blank after the swaging operation, and Fig. 10 a side view of the completed hook;

Fig. 11 is a plan view of a portion of the machine showing details of the wire-straightening mechanism; 1

Fig. 12 is a. plan view of a portion of the machine showing the wire-feeding and blank cut-oif mechanism;

Fig. 13 is an end view of the blankcut-off and feeding mechanism;

Fig. 14 is a view in side elevation, partly in section, ,of one end of the conveyor mechanism and the blank cut-off and feeding mechanism;

Fig. 15 is a view in side elevation, partly in section, of the outer end of the conveyor and a portion of the turret;

Fig. 16 is an end view, partly in section, of blank-feeding mechanism;

machine illustrating a portion of the conveying and pointing mechanism;

Fig.18 is a plan view of a. portion of the machine further illustrating the pointing mechanism;-

Fig. -19 is a plan view of the mechanism for transferring the blanks from the pointing mech- -;anism to the turret;

Fig. 20 is a plan view of a portion of the machine-illustrating mechanism for driving various parts of the machine;

I Fig. 2115 a plan view of a portion of the turret and thev eyeing and'barbingv mechanisms; Fig. 22 is a side elevation, partly in section, of

the eye-forming mechanism;

Fig. 23 is an end view of the eye rolling tool;

Fig.24 is a plan view of a portion of the turret, the hook-forming mechanisms and the discharge mechanism; 1

Fig. 25 is a side elevation showing a. portio of the hook-forming mechanism;

Fig. 26- is a side elevation of mechanism for swaging hooks; and v Fig. 2'7 is a plan view of the swaging mechanism. I Figs. 1 and illustrate a fishhook of the type -producedby the machine ofthe invention. As shown, this hook, which is preferably formed of steel wire, comprises .a shank I0 having an eye l2 at one end and bent to' form a hook portion II at the other end, the hook portion terminating in a point I8. The hook portion is provided with ya barb I8 and the point is bent outwardly in a the wire to form blanks 00 of suitable length,

depending upon the size of the hooks to be pro- 1 'duced. The blanks 80 are moved-along a chute 32 (Fig. 14) onto a horizontal work support 34 and are advanced along the'support by conveyors 80,

past tapering and pointing mechanism including grinding rolls as, 38,-and 40 (Figs. 17 and 18).

After leaving the pointing mechanism, the blanks are moved by a'transfer' device 42 (Fig. t0-

work-h'olding chucks 44 carried by a turret or dial 46- (Figs. 15, 20 and 21), which is rotated intermittently successively to present each blank to a plurality of operating instrumentalities, including eyeing mechanism 48 (Figs. 21, 22 and 23); barbing mechanism 02 (Fig. 21): hook-forming devices 54; offsetting mechanism 58 (Figs. 24 and 7 88 a K. x

notches 88, arranged to engagethe wire=23 which passes through the trunnions I2 and .betweenthe bar and the casting. The rotatable. member in. I

has fixedly secured thereto a pulley "arranged to be drivenby abelt 02 at a comparatively high speed. The bracket 84 is arrangedtobe reciprocated along the rods 88 bymeans of a link 04.

which is connectedto a lever 88 pivoted at on ..the frame 88. The lever 88 is oscillated by a-link' I00 pivotally connected to a stud I02 carried by a connecting rod I04 (Fig. 12) which is'arranged to be reciprocated by a stud "ion a rotary cam plate I08 driven by a shaft I08. During-operation, the studs 84 are rotated about the'llne ofthe feed of the wire 23, and at the sameltime are moved back and forth longitudinally of; the wire over a. considerable distanceand exertjpre'ssure upon the wire to remove. anycurvature therefrom. v

After passing through the straighteningdevice, the wire 23 passes through a guide inxthe form of a hollowtube IIO carried in abracketfli I2 'on the frame 88 and thence to the i'eed-iaws' and 20, shown in Fig. 12. These :lawsare carried by a slide H4 mounted on a dovetail block ll8,' the Jaw 26 being fixed to the slide and the jaw 24 forming part of the stud I02, which is mountedon apivot H8 on the s1ide;l|4. The jawsare arranged to move the wire 23 from the wire straightener to a hollow quill I20, and. as the stud I02-ismoved forwardly under the action of the connectingrod I04, the jaw 24 is moved about its'pivotto grip the wire 23 against the face of the Jawi28, continued movement of the connecting rod being-effective to move the slide 4 with the jaws and wire in a direction toward the quill. 'Upon return move-- ment of the connecting rod I04, the jaw 24 is mpved about its pivot to release the wire, and the slide H4 is moved rearwardly into position again to grip the wire at a location spaced fromits ini-. tial gripping position by the lengthy of a blankto be formed. This length is varied by adjusting the position of the stud I05 relatively to the center of the cam plate I08. Inorder to -prevent crimping of the wire by the jaw 24 during rear:

I ward movement'of the'jaw, thereis provided a .25); swaging mechanism 58 (Fig. 24); kirbing mechanism'80; and, finally, to a discharge station 82 (Fig. 24)

comprises a bracket 84 slidably mounted upon rods 88 carriedby a portion '88 of the frame of I and the casting are provided with a plurality of the cutter 28 is located at onesideof studs 84 extending in opposite directions partially acrossthe'space between the bar and the casting and held in position by set screws 88.

' The ends of the studs are provided with V-shaped stop in the form of a screw I22 arranged to engage an abutment I24 on the stud I02. This prevents the rearward side of the law from engaging: the wire at an angle during its rea rward movement.

' The wire is held against rearward movement when thefeed laws are retracted by a plunger I28 (Figs..1.2 and 13), carried by a lever I30 pivoted at I32 and operated at the proper time by a cam- I34 on the shaft I08, the cam being arranged to engage a roll I36 on the lever I30 to efiect depression of the plunger and cause it to engage and hold the wire positioned in the quill I20. I

The blank cut-01f mechanism comprises the l cutting disk- 20 mounted adjacent to the inner The wire-straightening mechanism 25 (Fig. 11)

end of the 'quill I20 on a rock shaft I38. The rock shaft is arranged to be rocked to-efiect the severing of a blank from the wire 23, just after a feed movement of thewire, by means of a projection I40 on the cam I34. The shaft I38 is normally held by a spring I42 in such position that of the line of feed of the wire.

After each blank is cut, it is moved to the chute 32 by mechanism comprising a plate I44 (Figs. '12,

13 and 14) slidably mounted upon a bracket I46 and having two feed fingers I48, arranged to move in. a horizontal plane to engage a cut blank and to move itto the chute 32. The mechanism the quill out frame of the machine to (Figs. 16 and 19) in shaft in by means I68. The shaft 2I0 also has a sprocket for operating the fingers comprises a rock shaft I50, having a forked lever I52 engaging a pin I5I in a slot in the plate I44 and carrying on its outer end a lever I58 having a roller I54 arranged to be engaged by a projection I56 on the cam I06. The feed fingers I48 are normally held in withdrawn position by a spring I58, which extends from the a depending projection I60 on the lever I53. The blanks are guided downwardly along the chute by a plate I62, which overlies the surface of the chute. The blanks are positioned successively with their end portions in a predetermined position laterally of the conveyor belts 36 by means of a vertical plate I64 (Fig. 12),'which is carried on a slide I66, the plate being urged forwardly by a spring I68. The plate I64 is moved rearwardly to position the blanks as they pass down the chute by means of anabutment in the form of a screw I carried on a bracket I12 on the slide I I4. As the slide I I4 is moved forwardly during a wire-feeding movement, the screw I10 engages the slide I66 to move it and the plate to the right in a blank-positioning operation. The lateral position of the screw I10 can be adjusted to render the positioning mechanism effective for various lengthsof blanks. As the blanks pass down the chute, they engage a curved wall of a plate I14, which, further locates them laterally of the chain belts in position to be advanced by the same along the work support 34 (Figs. 14, 15-and 16). 4

The work support 34 extends horizontally from the chute 32 to a point adjacent to the turret 46, and comprises horizontally extending plates I16 (Fig. 15) having spaced ledges I18 along which the blanks. are advanced. The conveyor for moving the blanks along the support past the pointing mechanism comprises two spaced sprocket chains I80 composed of links I82, best shown in Fig. 15, each of extending feed finger I84. arranged as to pass along spaced grooves I86 a horizontalframe bracket the ledges I18 to advance time from the chute along The chains I80 extend along the I81 and adjacent 'to the blanks one at a the ledges.

- support 34, passing over sprockets I88 at each end of the support, and then upwardly over idlers I90 located above the support 34 upon a bracket I82; In order to holdthe blanks 30 down upon the ledges I 18 and to rotate them as they are advanced by the feed fingers I84 past the pointing mechanism-there is provided a belt I64 (Fig: 15), which extends over the central portionof one of the sprocketsl'88 at an end of the machine 'along and above the ledges 116 from a point near the chute 32 to a point somewhat beyond the rinding roll 40, then past an idler I86, over a pulley I88, past three idlei's 200, over another idler (not shown), and back to the sprocket I88. The belt I94 blanks 30 by a series of blocks 202 (Fig. 17),

P which are forced against the inner face of the belt by plungers 204 (Fig. 15) under action of leaf The belt pulley of reduction gearing, including a worm wheel 2I2 (Fig. 20) and worm shaft 2I4, which in turn is shaft I08 by a sprocket 2I6,-chain belt 2I6 and sprocket 220 mounted upon a shaft 222 havin a gear 224 in mesh with a gear 226 on the shaft which has an outwardly- The chain are s0 is pressed down upon the 226 and a springs 206 secured to the frame of the machine by bolts 208 (Fig. 16)

I68 (Fig. 15) is driven by a connected to the main drive Y chain 280 passing over a sprocket 262 on a shaft 234, which carries the sprockets I58 for driving the chains I60.

In order to ensure that the blanks 30 are fed past the grinding rolls with their ends located relatively thereto in predetermined position to produce the desired taper, there is provided a positioning device which, as shown in Fig. 17, comprises a plunger 238 which carries an abutment 238, arranged to be moved transversely of the path of feed of the blanks 30 to engage their ends and force them outwardly by a uniform distance. The plunger is normally held in retracted position by a spring 240, and is periodically advanced against the tension of the spring by means of a link 242, making pivotal connection with a bell crank lever; 244 carrying a roll 246, arranged to be engaged intermittently by a cam 24B ,carried by the main shaft I08. I

The grinding rolls 38, 33 and 40 are positioned below the surfaces of the work support 34, and are carried by brackets which are adjustable in such manner that'the axes of the rolls can be shifted in the horizontal and vertical planes. The mountings for the rolls are similar, and, consequently, only that for the roll 38 will be described. As shown in Figs. 17 and 18, this mounting comprises a frame, including two substantially vertical members 250 connected by a brace 252, and supporting the roll shaft 254. The frame is connected by a bolt and slot connection to an upstanding portion of a bracket 256, which is secured to the frame of the machine. The members 250 are secured by a bolt and slot connection to the lower ends of screw bolts 258, carried by blocks 260 on rods 262 slidably mounted in brackets 264, also secured to the frame on the other side of the line of feed of the blanks. This construction is such that either end or both ends of the roll can be adjusted both heightwise and longitudinally of the work support 234. The grinding rolls 38, 38 and 40 are used, respectively. to put a long preliminary taper on one end -of the blank, to form a sharp point, and to providea finishing bevel to remove the shoulder between the first two tapering operations. It has been found that the best adjustment of the rolls rs one in which the right-hand end of the roll 38 is moved at an angle of about 15 outwardly in the horizontal direction from the line of feed of the blanks, and downwardly through a similar angle below the plane of the blanks. The roll 33, which produces the sharp points on the blanks, is positioned with its cylindrical face substantially parallel to the line of feed of blanks or only the feed fingers I84 advance the blanks past the v rolls 38, 39 and 40, the belt I94 rolls them along the ledges I18, so that they are rotating during their engagement with the grinding surfaces of the rolls. This avoids producing fiat spots on the shank of the blanks during the grinding operation. f

After the blanks so pass the grinding rolls, they are advanced by means of the feed fingers I84 to the transfer mechanism 42. The transfer mechanism comprises two plates 210 (Fig. 15) secured to an arm 212, the ends of the plates being sepa rated to form V-shaped jaws 214. The plates are spaced upon opposite sides of a tabl 216, upon which the blanks 'are dropped from the ends of normally forced toward between the sleeve 320 beneath the dial'carries I jaws of the chuck.

I crating instrumentalitieablanks bein guiaee'f-aownwardi by a downturned plate 218 so that theywill fall betweenthe jaws 214. The-arm. 212 is arrangedtobe oscil- Z lated'aboutrapiv0t 200against the-tension of a spring 281, by eans Of a rock Shaft 282(F1g.

carrying aroll 283ii'n engagement with a cam 2 84 i of the'blank iscontrolled heightwise by aspring plate 265.-

1 The mechanism for transferring'the blanks'30- from one operating station 'toganother comprises the turret or'dial .46 (Figs.j15, 21and 24) upon which canbe mountedsixteen chucks 44 equally spaced along itsperiphery, Thedial is in the form of a ring 286resting-upon5a circular plate ,281 and rotatable about the axis of a sleeve'283 blank is presented to the jaws a chuck, the blank is loosely heldtherein by the operationof the light spring 334. However, to ensure thatthe I blank will'befirmly held during movement from one station to another and during operations performed thereommeans isprovided for increasing the spring pressure forcing the jaws together.

This is accomplished by means of a seriesof pins 346 (Fig. 24) on the frame arranged to engagethe sprocket wheel 330 and to rotate it on the threaded end of the rod 326 in a direction to increase the spring pressure of the cup springs 332, there being asecond series of pins 346 near the discharge station to, rotate the wheel in the opposite dicarried by. aflatbed 230, the upper portion of the sleeve constituting afixed table orplate' 232. The dial is rotated intermittently; by a pawl 23.4

under action of a spring 238to engage spaced "notches 300' inthe outer sidewalls of the dial.

The slide 236 is reciprocated by a system of .levers 302, 304 and 306', and is movedin one direction by a heavy spring 310, the'arrangement being such that the spring effects feeding movement of the pawl so that if any of the parts become jammed the spring will yield, therebypreventing .break-' age of theparts. There is a retractable stud .the-dial-by a spring 3l4 to engage any one of the notches 300 and to lock of each forward movement of the slideand pawl.

During thefltime that the dial is at ,rest,'operation upon the blanks occurs and'the slide 236is retracted, removing the pawl 234 from thenotch which it engages. At the beginning of the next 1 o o v o l tation is effected by means of a cam plate 341 sehe. 2 carried bye; l -295 '25 'rection to relieve the clamping pressure of the jaws after, the operations upon, the blank have been completed and just prior to discharge thereof.

After leaving the receiving station it is desired toturn .the chucks through 90,", so that the blanks will extend substantially radially of the dial with their pointed ends disposed outwardly. This rochucks are rotated again, this time being reversed a cam 308 (Fig. 2'1) ,and in the other direction by 40 (Fig. 21), further clamping pressure is appliedthrough 90 near the discharge station 62, by engagement of the cam plate 341 with a cam surface 343 on the ring.

After a blank 30 has been clamped in the chuck 44 and moved to the eyeing instrumentalities at to the upper plate or jaw 324 by a holddown member comprising a stud 350 carried upon one end of a rocking lever 35!, pivoted upon a shaft 352, the

'. he 6. .t h vin aroll353i en a ethe dial fixed in each indexed position at the end 0t ren of helever a g g 8 forward movement of'the slide, a cam 316; carried side of the ring 286 and thesprocket; In order to prevent turning of the rod 326 relatively to the sleeve 320 when the chuck itself is turned, there is. a leaf spring 336 secured by a screw 338 to the hub and havingaplunger 340 extending into frictional engagement with the rod.

At the blank-receiving station the frame v a spring pressed plunger 342 (Fig; 15 )..0perated-by a lever 343 (Fig. 20) and a cam 344 to engage the rod 326 and move it upwardlyto raise the plate 324 above the sleeve 320, so that a blank can be located between the It is desirablethat each blank be securely held in the chuck, jaws during the operations performed upon the-blank and in'moving from one sta tibii to 'another,- thus making it possible to present the blanks accurately to the various 0p- Accordingly, after the 3 thereby, engages a surface on the stud M2 and vretractsthe same toirelease thedial for rotation.

between the two ledges of the'blank as the a ledge 358 on a slide ment with a cam 354 on shaft 222, effective to depress the -holddown member against tension 0i a spring 355,

When initially located at the eyeing station, the butt end of a blank 30 is positioned above and close'to a ledge 356 (Fig. 22) on the upper surface of a bracket .351 secured to the table 232.

the blank positioned above 353 on the bracket 351, the slide being normally held to the left against an abutment 360 (Fig. 21) on the bracket by a spring 36l. The bracket 351 has a shallow recess 362 forming a female die, and

with the inner end of positioned above the recess operable therewith to form a shallow. U-shaped depression 366 (Fig. 4) in the butt end portion first step of the eyeing operation. The plunger is carried by one end of a lever 368 pivoted on the shaft 352 and is arranged to be depressed by a cam 310 engaging a roll 312 on the other end of the lever.

, After'a depression is formed, the end of the blank is rolled over to complete the eye 12 of the hook. To this end, there is provided a forming tool 31.4 (Figs. 21, 22 and 23) mounted upon a slide 316 in the bracket 351. The slide is arranged to be moved. outwardly of the plate 232 against the action of a spring by an arm 380on a bell crank lever 382 mountedupon a stud 304 on the plate 232. The tool 314 has a curved recess 366, extending substantially in .a vertical plane, the walls, of which are arranged to contact the to bead 'or' roll it over to-form"acirc11lar eye 12. As the tool moves toward the blank to complete the formation of the eye; an abutment 338 (Figs. 21 and 23) on the is a plunger 364 co- I inclined surface 330on the slide is controlled by a cam 39! on the shaft 222, which oscillates a lever 392 connected by a rod 393 to the bell crank 382.

After the eyeing operation, the blank is moved to the barbing station at 52. However, since the barbing operation is conveniently performed on the blank at a point 90 from the plane of the eye, it has been found desirable to rotate the blank through that angular distance. Accordingly, there is a wedge cam 394 located just beyond the eyeing station, and positioned in the path of the blank beneath the eye, arranged to engage the eye to rotate it, against clamping pressure of the springs 332, from a vertical to a horizontal plane. At the same time, a curved vertical wall, or cam, 396 moves the blank outwardly a short distance to position its pointed end for the barbing operation.

At the barbing station it is essential that the blank be held especially firmly in order that the cutting tool can perform accurately. Consequently, additional pressure is applied to the upper clamping jaw 324 by a plunger 400, carried by a lever 402 on the shaft 352 and arranged to be operated bya cam 404 whichengages a roll 406 on the lever. The barbing tool comprises a chisel 408 mounted for longitudinal adjustment in a bracket 4|0 carried by a rocking member 2, the chisel being positioned to extend downwardly and outwardly of the work support with its edge in a horizontal plane. The member M2 is connected by links M4 to a projection 418 on a fixed bracket 420 and is arranged to be oscillated byia lever 42| operatively connected to an .eccentric lever 422 on the shaft 222 adjustably connected to the member 2 by a slotted plate 424 and bolt 426 by which the stroke of the chisel can be adjusted, There is provided an anvil 428 upon which the outer end of the blank bears during the barbing operation, and a retractable holddown 429 for engaging the point of the blank during the operation to hold the blank on the anvil against lateral movement. The holddown is actuated by a rod 430 connected to a rpck lever 43l carrying a roll 432 engaging a cam 433 on the shaft 222. In operation, the driving mechanism imparts an oscillating movement to the chisel, causing it to cut a sliver in the blank to form the barb I8 near the end thereon,

The first hook-forming operation takes place at station 54 (Figs. 24 and 25). At this station there is located an anvil 434, having a shank 436 secured to the table 292, the shank being arranged closely to overlie a chuck 44 when positioned at this station, there being a recess 438. in the underside of the shank to permit passage of the chucks. The outer end 440 of the anvil is curved outwardly and upwardly to correspond to the curvature to be imparted to a hook, and itself terminates in ahooked portion 442 'to form the curve of the hook surface of the anvil has a recess 444 to receive the point of the blank when it is bent over the anvil. The means for bending the blank about the anvil comprises a bbttom former m and a top former 448. The bottom former 446 comprises a plate 450 having a curved recessed blank contacting surface 452, the member being adjustably secured by/bblts 454 to a rocking lever 456 mounted on a shaft 458. The lever has a tail portion 460 arranged to be engaged by an adjust-- able abutment 462 carried by a lever 464 also mounted on the shaft 458 and having a roll 466 engaging a cam 468 on a drive shaft 410, there being a spring 41l to hold the roll against the 5 adjacent the barb. The upper cam. The top former comprises a plate 412, having a curved recessed portion 414, adjustably mounted on an arm 416 pivoted on a shaft 418. The arm is arranged to be moved inwardly against the tension of a spring 480 by a connecting rod 482 extending to a link 484 on a shaft 486, the link having a roll 488 engaging a cam 490 on the drive shaft 410. The timing of the cams 468 and 490 is such that the bottom former is first moved into engagement with the blank to bend it partly about the anvil, and then is relieved somewhat, after which the top former commences to bend the pointed portion-of the blank over the anvil, and then both formers are moved to complete the bending operation to form the hook portion l4 of the blank, as shown in Fig. 7.

The partially formed blank is then moved to the station at 56 (Fig. 24), where the point of the hook is offset. At this station the blank is positioned with its point overlying an anvil 484, the upper portion of which is similar in shape to the anvil 434. rounded work-engaging portion 498 (Fig. 25) is brought down upon the point of the blank to produce a reverse curve therein, as shown at 20 in Fig. 8. The plunger is mounted upon a rocking lever 500, pivoted on a shaft 502 and having a roll 504 engaging a cam 506 on the drive shaft 410, the roll being held against the cam by a spring 508 (Fig. 24).

A swaging operation, which is performed at station 58, consists in flattening the sides of the formed blank along the hooked portion thereof. The kirbing operation, which is performed at station 60, consists in twisting the hook portion relatively to the shank. The swaging and the kirbing mechanisms are similar, except for the shape of the work-engaging jaws. The swaging mechanism, as shown in Figs. 26 and 2'1, comprises two jaws 508 having fiat vertical workengaging faces 510. Each jaw is slidably mounted upona vertical pivot 5l2 carried by a bracket 5, the jaws normally being held apart by a spring 5l6 extending between'rearwardly projecting arms 5I8. The jaws are raised .on their pivots, to permit insertion and removal of a blank relatively tothe jaws, by a lever 520 pivoted on a. shaft 522 and having a roll 524 at one end in engagement with a. cam 526 on a shaft 519 driven by connections with shaft 418 (Fig. 27).

The other end of the lever 520 has a roll 52! arranged to engage a. projection 528 on the arms M8 to raise the jaws to permit location of the blank and then to permit them to drop, after whichcams 530 on the shaft 5l9 engage rolls upon the ends of the arms 5|8 to 'close the jaws, thereby applying pressure to effect the swagin'g or the kirbing operation. The work-engaging jaws of the swaging mechanism are flat and vertically arranged to produce the flat portions on the blanks. The work engaging faces of the jaws of the kirbing mechanism are flat and, as indicated by dotted lines 53l (Fig. 27), are ln-i clined slightly to a vertical plane through the shank of a hook presented thereto, thereby to bend the hook portion of the blank slightly askew.

After the now completed blankleaves the kirbing station, the cam 348 rotates the chuck 44 through into the position shown at the discharge station 62, and the pins 346 rotate the sprocket 330' in a direction to relieve the pressure of the spring cups 332.

The discharge mechanism comprises a pair of A plunger 496 having a fingers on a slide 540 .i'nounted'in i been performed upon a blank positioned in a para bracket 542 on the table 292. The slide is normallyheld inwithdrawnposition by a spring ticular-work-holding device, and an ejecting meanssubsequently operable to force the blank ifrom .thejaws against the remaining spring pressureito'eject the blank from the machine.

* 14;In a fishhook making machine, a plurality of operating instrumentalities, a work-holding tions extending from opposite sides of the chuck and remove it fromthe chuck against the pressure of the lightspring 334, after which the hook drops into a discharge .chute 550.

Having described our invention, what weclaim as new and desire to'secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a fishhook making machine, a wirestraightening device, wire-feeding mech'anism intermittently operableto advance wire through I the wire-straightening device by distances corresponding to predetermined lengths of blanks to be formed from the wire,.means for successively cutting a plurality of blanks of the predetermined lengths from'thewire, a plurality of grinding wheels, means for advancing the cut blanks past the grinding" wheels and for rotatin them as they are advanced thereby to iorm a point on one endof each blank, a dial, a plurality of chucks having blank-clamping jaws carried by the dial, means for feeding pointed blanks one at a time to the chucks, a plurality of blank-forming instrumentalities positioned peripherally of the dial, and means for rotating the dial about its axis successively to present each blank tothe opthe screw-threadedend ofthe-spindle, a spring located between the sprocket and the sleeve for exerting clampingpressure uponthe laws to hold second spring between the sprocket and the sleeve normally operative to exert sufllcient pressure I upon the jaws to retain a blank in position therebetween during movement of the dial, a plurality of operating stations located around the dial, means ior intermittently advancing, the workholding device from one station to another,

means for. rotating the sprocket to increase the device comprising a sleeve terminating in a fixed jaw, a plunger extending through the leeve and carrying at its upper end a movable jaw, a light spring normally urging the jaws toward each other, means forfseparating the jaws for permitting insertion of a blank, means for increasing thepressure of the jaws upon the blank after a. blank hasbeen located therein, means for moving the work support from one operating instrumentali'ty toanother, and means for rotating the work-holding device through an angle of 90 in passing from one of the operating instrumentalities to another to position the blank properly for a subsequent operation.

5. In a fishhook making machine, a dial rotatable about a vertical axis, a plurality of instrumentalities for operating upon fishhook blanks located about the periphery of the dial, a plurality o1 work-holding devices mounted upon the dial, means for moving the dial intermittently to Present t Work-holding devices successively to the various operating instrumentalities, each of the work-holding devices comprising a pair of jaws arranged to hold a fishhook blank in horizontal position, and cam-operated mechanism for rotating each work-holding device about its vertical axis between two of the operating instrumentalities.

6. In a fishhook making machine, a table, a dial mounted for rotation about the axis of the table, a plurality of instrumentalities operating upon fishhook blanks located aboutthe axis of the table, a work-holding chuck rotatably mounted upon the dial and comprising a vertical sleeve terminating in a fixed jaw and a spindle mounted in the sleeve and having a movable jaw coopera blank in position during operation thereon, a i

'instrumentality to another.

mounted for rotation about the axis of thetable,

pressure of theflrst-mentioned spring upon the jaws, and means subsequently operable to rotate the work-holding device about the axis of the spindle.- 1 1 3. In a fishhook making machine, .a dial mounted for rotation about its axis, a plurality means located at the same station for presenting a blank to the jaws of a work-holdingdevice located at the station, means for applying increased pressure to the jaws to grip the blank securely therebetween prior. to presentation of the blank to the first operating station, means for releasing a substantial amount of spring pressure upon the jaws after a series or operations has able with the first-mentioned jaw, resilient means normally operative to force the jaws together to grip a fishhook blank and hold it in a horizontal position, a cam-controlled leverior eflecting movements of the spindle to open and close the jaws, and means for rotating the chuck through 90 during movement thereof from one 7. In a fishhook making machine, a table, a dial a plurality of operating instrumentalities located along the periphery .oi the dial, a work-holding device mounted upon the dial and comprising a vertical sleeve, a spindle slidably mounted in the sleeve and terminating in a screw-threaded end portion, the upper end of the sleeve and the spindle terminating in cooperable jaws, a sprocket wheel mounted upon the screw-threaded portion,

' springs located between the sprocket wheel and table arranged for engagement with the sprocket to eflfect an increase in the pressure of the springs, a cam carried by the table for engaging a portion of the sleeve to rotate the work-holdingdevice about its vertical axis, and a plurality of pins carried by the dial arranged subsequently to rotate the sprocket in a direction again to release the spring pressure.

8. In a fishhook making machine, a rotatable dial, a plurality of instrumentalities for operating upon fishhook blanks located along the periphery of the dial, a plurality of chucks mounted upon the dial, means for intermittently advancing the dial successively to present the chucks to the various instrumentalities, each of the chucks comprising a pair of jaws normally operative to clamp a fishhook blank in horizontal position, means located at one side of the dial for feeding blanks to the chucks when they are locatedin position adjacent thereto, means for rotating the chucks about their vertical axes during movement of the chucks between two of the operating instrumentalitis, and a pair of fingers located at a discharge station arranged to engage a blank positioned in the chuck and forcibly to remove it from the jaws.

9. In a fishhook making machine, a table, a dial mounted for movement about the axis of the table, a plurality of instrumentalities cooperating upon fishhook blanks located about the axis of the table and adjacent to the dial, a plurality of work-holding chucks mounted upon the dial, means for intermittently advancing the dial to move the chucks from one instrumentalityto another, each of the chucks comprising a plurality of clamping aws for receiving and holding a fishhook blank in horizontal position, one of the instrumentalities comprising feeding mechanism operable successively to present fishhook blanks to the chucks, means adjacent to the feeding mechanism for opening thejaws of a chuck located adjacent thereto and operable to close the jaws upon the, blank after the latter has been positioned therein, andmeans for rotating each chuck bodily about its vertical axis during movement of the same between two of the operating instrumentalities.

periphery of the dial for operating on fishhook blanks; a plurality of equally spaced work-holding devices mounted upon the dial for successively presenting blanks to the mechanisms. each of the 10. In a fishhook making machine, a table, a

dial mounted for rotation about the axis of the V table, a plurality of mechanisms for operating "upon fishhook blanks equally spaced angularly about the axis of the table adjacent to the dial, a plurality of work-holding devices mounted upon the dial and equally spaced along the periphery of the dial, means for intermittently adholding devices, and means for rotating the de-- table, a lurality of mechanisms spaced along the work-holding devices comprising a pair of cooperating jaws, means normally operative to cause the jaws to clamp a blank in fixed position relatively to the device, and means for rotating each of the devices through during movement of the dial between two of the mechanisms.

12. In a fishhook making machine, a work support for holding a fishhook blank, a slide, a die member carried by the slide, a plunger movable to force the end of the blank into engagement with the die member to crimp the blank, a slide arranged for movement at right angles to the first-mentioned slide, a die carried by the second-mentioned slide and having a curved recess extendin in a vertical plane for rolling the crimped portion of the blank upon itself to form an eye, and a cam carried by the last-mentioned slide for moving the first-mentioned slide laterally during the rolling operation.

13. In a fishhook making machine, a movable suppport, a plurality of work-holding devices located upon the support and having each means for holding a fishhook blank in horizontal position, means located adjacent to the support for producing a forming operation upon a blank presented thereto and comprising a pair of jaws, means for moving the work support intermittently successively to present the work-holding devices with blanks in position for the forming operation, means for opening the jaws and raising them out of the path of movement of the work-holding devices during their movement, and means operable subsequently thereto for lowering the jaws and closing them upon the blank.

14. In a fishhook making machine, a dial, a plurality of blank-holding devices carried by the dial having each clamping means for holding a blank in horizontal position, a hook-shaping device located along the periphery of the dial and comprising two vertical pivots, forming jaws re tatably and slidably mounted upon the pivots, means for successively moving the work-holding devices into position adjacent to the jaws, means for raising the jaws upon their pivots during,

movement of the work-holding devices and for lowering the jaws after a work-holding device is in position, and means for closing the jaws to produce a forming operation upon the blank.

WILLIAM J. DE WIIT. ERNEST L. OTT. WILLIAM B. BUNK. 

